Band 3 Financial Accounts Assistant

Band 3 Financial Accounts Assistant

Rate: £13.31 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Key Duties:

-Verify and validate supplier invoices against contract terms.
- Validate, collate and input staff travel and subsistence claims to payroll system.

- Liaise with each of the Business Services Organisation’s Shared Service Centres for Payments; Income; and Payroll as and when necessary.
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust
- Assist in the preparation of journals for entry into the financial systems to include accruals and prepayments.
-Investigate queries from internal and external customers in relation to invoices, travel expenses and other payments and provide assistance and advice as required.
- Analyse financial information to identify and resolve errors and discrepancies relating to payments to suppliers and staff travel and subsistence claims.
-Ensure that financial information is processed in accordance with policies and procedures in order that information provided for statutory returns is accurate.
-Ensure that financial information is prepared and processed in accordance with the financial timescales.
-Assist in the forwarding of cheques for lodgement
-Open and sort the post and record monies received directly by the Trust.

-Issue petty cash.
- Suggest changes to internal procedures as identified and be in involved in the continuous improvement and development of processes.
- Assist the Financial Accounts Officer with other related duties as and when requested.

-Any other duties required

Essential Criteria:

-Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Intermediate Level (NVQ Level 3) or equivalent professional qualification.
OR
-Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Foundation Level (NVQ Level 2) or equivalent professional qualification and a minimum of one year’s experience in a related financial administration environment.

OR
-5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Maths or equivalent educational qualifications and a minimum of one year’s experience in a related financial administration environment.
OR
-A minimum of two year’s experience in a related financial administration environment.

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Corporate Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd adheres to all current employment legislation.

Please note only those candidates shortlisted may be contacted.